Noah Earns His Keep

Noah gets a $3 allowance every week. He knows the drill: $1 for God, $1 for savings and $1 for spending. It's precious to watch him "tithe" (He'll catch on soon enough that the Bible doesn't say to tithe 1/3 but it works for now!). He's very meticulous about unfolding his dollar when we get to church and putting it in the wooden box for tithes and offerings. Funny aside - the first time he put it in the box, he asked for the key to get it out ;)

Anyway, we never talk to him about the allowance and don't tie it to chores or anything like that...given that he's not even three! It's just something that Mommy wanted to start doing and has done since he was about a year. The other morning, he was asked to set the table for breakfast. The boy is capable of doing chores! The allowance now has a purpose!

We thought this picture was funny and were impressed with the job that he did: